A few of the girls : [stories]

Binchy, Maeve 1940-2012 (author.). Snell, Gordon, (writer of introduction.).

Record details

ISBN: 1101947411
ISBN: 9781101947418
Physical Description: print
vi, 319 pages ; 25 cm
Edition: First United States edition.
Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016.

General Note:	Subtitle from cover. "Originally published in hardcover in Great Britain by Orion Books, an imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd., London, in 2015"--Title page verso.
Formatted Contents Note:	Falling apart -- Picnic at St. Paul's -- Someone's got to tell her -- The foul-weather friend -- Giving up men -- Living well -- Chalk and cheese -- A few of the girls -- The bargain -- The afternoon phone-in -- Audrey -- Kiss me, Kate -- Forgiving -- New Year's Eve and the garden -- The sensible celebration -- The mirror -- Mr. Mangan -- A tactful conversation -- The afterthought -- Bella and the marriage guidance counselor -- Premonitions -- Big decisions in Brussels -- The custardy case -- Be prepared -- A result -- Broken china -- No tears in the Tivoli -- The consultant aunt -- Getting Grace to be reasonable -- Decision making at Christmas -- Catering for love -- A winter's tale -- The dream holiday -- Sandra's suitcase -- The canary valentine -- Half of ninety.
Summary, etc.:	Friendship, love, and misplaced hope drive the characters who populate a new collection of Maeve Binchy stories.